[Red House] How to escape from a broken ship

The Spring Festival of 22 years was much better than previous years. On New Year’s Eve, Jia Yan simply invited his uncle’s whole family to his home.This house is actually more like a garden, otherwise, how could it have been given to Lin Hai by Jia Tun as a place for banquets.

Although there is no special scenery to see in winter, Daiyu is still very happy when she arrives for the first time. Perhaps what Jia Min said is right. After Daiyu grew up in the past two or three years, her health has really improved. .Jia Yan has never seen what kind of girls from other families look like. Anyway, he feels that Daiyu is no longer so "weak" than before, and she is much more cheerful and lively.

For example, now, Daiyu said: "Brother Ah Yan, can I compose a poem?"

Jia Yan smiled wryly and bowed again and again: "Good sister, don't embarrass me, my brother is really not good at this."

This is also the truth, Jia Yan wrote good articles, and composed poems... In the words of Uncle Lin Hai, taking the exam is not a big problem.In other words, it is too ordinary and has no aura.This is also a helpless thing, Jia Yan thought of this and looked at Daiyu, this little girl is a natural poet, much better than herself.

Jia Min and Daiyu talked about the allusions that are often used in winter poetry. Lin Hai called Jia Yan to his side and asked in a low voice: "A few days ago, I heard that your sister gave birth to a son?"

"Yes, my nephew even sent someone back with a gift." Jia Yan replied: "Brother-in-law Wang said, after all, it was the mother's filial piety, everything was kept simple, and there was no surprise when it landed. There was no big deal when the child was a year old. I just wrote a letter saying that I am the child's uncle, so I must know that I have a nephew."

Lin Hai raised his eyebrows, this is a human saying, he stared at Jia Yan: "Then, what does Ah Yan think?"

"Me?" Jia Yan blinked: "Of course I'm happy for them, uncle, your nephew is not like that. Is it like an ignorant woman who can only sit at home every day if they don't get along, cursing that they can't have children?" what?"

Lin Hai smiled: "It's good that you understand, and I can rest assured. When your mother passed away, I called the doctor who treated her and asked her several times. Her illness was in the gallbladder, and it caught up with her when she became ill. In summer, the head is so hot that I can't afford to get sick."

"Uncle," Jia Yan smiled, "I know you're worried that I'm narrow-minded, but I really don't. And my nephew also understands that they are caring and showing affection now, just because my nephew has you. Otherwise, Hehe. So, when they showed their favor, my nephew followed suit. As for what they want, I can only feel sorry for them."

Lin Hai was really surprised now, he said: "Okay, okay, then uncle is relieved."

He was originally worried that if Jia Yan picked it up again, he would treat the sister and brother-in-law unprepared; he was also worried that Jia Yan would resent Jia Fenniang because of his mother's death. Mother made trouble, and Lin Qing's illness was too much to pass.A person has to look far away and broaden his horizons. If he has a grudge, he will naturally avenge it, but don't worry about yourself, that's not good.

But now it seems that with Jia Yan's mentality, not to mention the imperial examination, it is enough to give him an official position immediately for him to practice.Professional knowledge can invite staff, but the official must have his own ideas, understand the importance, and distinguish between priorities, otherwise, even if he is the number one in the exam, he will not be a good official or a good official.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, the four of them moved to the living room to watch the New Year's Eve. The place was well cleaned up by the housekeepers.There is a brazier in the living room. When the garden was first arranged, this large living room was designed to keep warm for friends and guests in winter. Now that the brazier is set up, let alone how warm it is.

It is natural to have fun while watching the new year, two adults and two children, what could be more suitable than Fei Hua Ling.The so-called Feihua order is to choose a word, and all the poems spoken by everyone present must have this word, and it is more strict to limit which word appears in the poem.

Since it's a Chinese New Year game, I don't pay too much attention to it, and let the youngest person present choose the words and set the rules.Daiyu chose the word "flower", because the flowers bloom in the warmth of spring, and it just happens to fall on the flowers.Jia Min put her arms around her daughter and said: "Our eldest girl is not only born on the Flower Festival, but also chooses flowers when she chooses characters."

Daiyu didn't care about this, she said bluntly: "Just use Chinese characters, and the Chinese characters should be said according to the order. Will Daddy come first?"

"Hey, our eldest girl chooses, of course whoever chooses first."

Holding the stove, Daiyu thought for a while and said, "How much do flowers fall?"

Jia Min said, "Ah Yan, go on."

"Yes." Jia Yan said with a smile, "I'll take it, Wuhuama and Qianjinqiu!" Hua came second, and he followed the rules.

Immediately afterwards, Jia Min said: "The moon shines on the flowers and forests are like hail." The word "Hua" is in the third place, and the word "Lin" is also included.

The last is Lin Hai, and "The River is Annoyed by Flowers" is in fourth place.

This is how the game is played, the first round is over, no one admits their mistakes, and there will be another round.

From "the garden of flowers suddenly becomes the country of Qingwu", to "the fascinated flowers are leaning against the stone and then it is dark", and then to "the flowers are similar to each other", "the durian blossoms in May illuminate the eyes." Looking for Huazi, Jia Yan was the first to admit defeat in the end.

He really didn't have much talent, he gave up early, his elders didn't allow him to drink too much, he only had a glass of fruit wine to punish himself; the second one who gave up was unexpected, it was Lin Hai!Tanhualang still has kung fu, but he has been busy with official duties for many years, so he didn't notice for a while, and was sentenced to lose by his wife, daughter and nephew.Jia Yan leaned beside him and laughed, it could be regarded as having his uncle with him.

As for the mother and daughter Jia Min and Daiyu, Daiyu was second, and Jia Min won the number one prize in this flying flower order.It is really when teaching her daughter to read, she will pick up the poems and read them when she has nothing to do, she is too proficient.Lin Hai, a former detective, felt that it was unfair, and said in a low voice but loudly: I will never play with them again.

Jia Yan seconded the proposal, but was knocked on the head by her aunt and made a face by the little girl.

"The residual wax is exhausted, and the east wind should be heard gradually. The night is still a little bit, and the two years old want to be divided equally. The burning is dark and the time is fighting, and the spring is full of fragrance. In the Ming Dynasty, hold the wine in the distance, let's congratulate Yaojun first." The flying flower order is about to end. At that time, Jia Yan thought of the song "New Year's Eve" by Tang Dynasty poet Cao Song, and hoped that every year would be better.

From the first day to the fifteenth day of the new year, whenever Lin Hai went out to meet guests, Jia Yan would follow.The errand of inspecting salt censor is a bit good. He has to deal with all aspects, but there is no need to "avoid taboos" because he is not a local official after all.For example, in Jia Yan's exam, Lin Hai didn't have to shy away from being the chief examiner or studying politics, because his nephew was still worried about people talking about the exam.

The county examination started in February, and when the new year was over, Jia Min sent someone to start making new clothes for Jia Yan. After making them, he wanted the children to try them on and then wash them again.The clothes that have been in the water are more comfortable than the brand new ones, and they don't look eye-catching.From this point on, you need to pay attention. In order to avoid trouble, the clothes must be single layer.

This trouble is not limited to the county test, the future test and palace test will also be in February, and it is cold and you have to wear unlined clothes.Fortunately, Lin Hai is an expert at home, and Lin Tanhua has the most say in what kind of material is comfortable and thick.According to his instructions, the big clothes should be made of denim, which looks like flannelette.Wear whatever is comfortable for your inner garment, and if you need an extra layer, just use Songjiang cloth.

These are all secondary, the most important thing is to prepare a cloak for Jia Yan, no animal fur is needed, it needs to be lined and topped, otherwise it can't be worn.I just bought him a felt cloak, which is warm and thick to block the wind, and can be used as a quilt to cover him when it is cold in the number room during the provincial examination. All in all, it is very useful.

This Jia Min is very familiar. When she was not married at home, her father Jia Daishan would receive gray felt cloaks from the Ministry of War in autumn and winter.It was indeed a good and practical thing. Yangzhou has a port, and it is also a place where goods from the north and the south are collected and distributed. She found the felt easily.

The rest is the embroiderer's job. All the clothes are redone, tried on, and washed in the water.

When it was still in the first month, the location and time of the county examination was hung outside the wall of the county government. The guarantor took the children and the old Tongsheng to the county government to make records, and they also had to get to know each other.When entering the hall before the exam, when your name is called, the guarantor must answer loudly. If you answer wrong or something happens, both the clerk and the examinee will be checked separately.

If it's cheating, that's a big problem.

Moreover, the examinees had to leave information in the county government office. For example, Jia Yan, the county government official recorded the guarantor Gao Yuzhi and five fellow guarantors.Jia Yan, thirteen years old, his father Jia Tun and his mother Lin, their ancestral home is Jinling.Because he was a little young, when he recorded his appearance, he only recorded the general appearance, such as pale face, thin stature, etc.

There are three examinations in the county examination, and the first examination is called the main examination.Jia Yan thought it was probably because this was the first official exam on the road to the imperial examination?He guessed wildly.In the first two exams, you can know whether you have passed or not immediately after the exam.The content of the first two exams is basically the same: write two of the prescribed four-book essays silently, one poem for the test post, and add a filial piety classic in the second round.

It was not a difficult task. Jia Yan was in a good mood and prepared to enter the examination room in early February. This was the biggest event in the family since the Chinese New Year.Tao Hou was in charge of driving him off, accompanied by Han Changsheng and A Yuan, and brought his servants with him. Jia Yan wondered if this was too nervous... It was not until the day of the examination that he realized that his family was really nothing.

In February, the cold wind was biting, and if he really came here, the cold was enough for him.Just look over there, and there is a stove burning near the carriage, and the hand stove is given to the people in the carriage tossing back and forth.Jia Yan suppressed a smile, it would be embarrassing enough for this man to let him take the imperial examination, what a delicate flower afraid of the wind.He was slandering on one side, while "Jiao Hua" showed his head on the other side, and even glanced at Jia Yan.

He heard the people next to him comment: "Did you see that, that's Xu Zhengxing!"

That is Xu Zhi Xu Zhengxing?Jia Yan didn't avoid his gaze, but smiled and clasped his fists. This talented Xu is a strange person. He should be seven years older than Jia Yan in terms of age, which is the year of the weak crown.Xu Zhi, who is well-known in the south of the Yangtze River, was born in an ordinary family. The so-called ordinary means that the family is neither an eunuch nor a scholar for generations. It is just that his grandfather was a small official, and his father had some family background in his father's generation, so he only let his son study.

Xu Zhi was also really upbeat. First, he was enlightened in a private school in the village. Within half a year, the school teacher said that he could not teach him.He went to take the exam at Shigu Academy again, the academy is full of the seeds of study and the children of famous families, but Xu Zhi was able to take the first place in the exam.He also met Liang Ziyuan, the eldest son of the former chief assistant Liang Hongguang, who now teaches Laozhuang studies at Shigu Academy. Liang Ziyuan loved this student very much. He not only taught him to read, but also took him to travel around.

The master and apprentice seemed not worried about the imperial examination at all, because Liang Xu's famous saying is: Stereotypes are too easy to step into the door, and there is nothing to worry about.Therefore, until now, Xu was released by his master to take the imperial examination, planning to win the championship in one fell swoop!

Xu Zhi heard someone talking about him in a low voice outside, and he was tired of hearing it, so he simply opened the curtain and stood up from the carriage to let them see enough.Unexpectedly, everyone avoided their eyes, and only one child greeted him with a smile.How old is this kid? Xu Zhi looked at Jia Yan, is he fifteen?